(a) (1) Each child born on or after a date determined by the board pursuant to paragraph (2) who is a California resident at the time of birth is eligible for the program. (2) The date designated by the board for which eligibility commences shall be no later than July 1, 2022. (b) No later than 90 days after a birth certificate is registered for a child described in subdivision (a), the State Department of Public Health shall provide the board with identifiable birth data for the child in a file format as defined by the board. The birth data shall include the childâs name and birth date and the name and contact information of each parent of the child, including the parentâs street address and, if provided to the department, the parentâs mobile telephone number and email address. In addition, upon request by the board, the department shall include, in the birth data it provides to the board, information collected pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 102426 of the Health and Safety Code. The department may provide additional identifiable birth data to the board, upon request, and upon a determination by the State Registrar, in consultation with the board, that the data is necessary for administration of the program. To the extent permitted by state and federal law, the department shall provide amended birth record information of a child to the board in order to assist the board in verifying a legal name change of the child, and any other information necessary, for the administration of the program. The department is not required to provide the board amended birth record information of a child that would reveal information that was sealed by statute or court order. The birth data is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as necessary for the program. No more than 90 days after receiving the birth data from the department, the board shall notify at least one parent of each eligible child about the program. The notification shall include information on all of the following: (1) How the parent may opt out of the program. (2) The KIDS Account opened for the child pursuant to subdivision (f). (3) How the parent may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980) and additional financial incentives provided pursuant to that article. (c) The board shall make a childâs designated balance in a KIDS Account viewable by the childâs parent or legal guardian through a secured internet link. (d) The board shall establish rules and regulations for a program recipient child, and the childâs parents or legal guardians, to be notified of the moneys deposited and accrued in the childâs KIDS Account, and rules and regulations regarding the establishment and operation of program components, including, but not limited to, the claims process, necessary documentation, deadlines for the claims, an appeals procedure, and any forfeiture procedures. A KIDS Account recipient child and each of the childâs parents or legal guardians shall be informed of the establishment of the childâs KIDS Account, provided information on how the parent or legal guardian may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), and provided information on opportunities for financial incentives provided pursuant to that article. (e) The board shall translate program notifications and information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, into languages pursuant to Section 7295.2 of the Government Code. (f) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the board shall establish one or more accounts and shall make a separately accounted-for seed deposit from the fund into a KIDS Account established within an account in an amount determined by the board. Each seed deposit shall be designated for a particular child for whom the board receives birth data pursuant to subdivision (b), if no parent or legal guardian has opted that child out of the
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